Larry Jones wrote: "...(snip) On Monday, February 1, 1790--between being in Marlboro County and later near Marion, according to Asbury's journal, "Brother Whatcoat preached AT THE GROVE (my caps); John Ellis and myself spoke after him, and there were gracious signs of tenderness among the people. An elderly Baptist preacher attended, whose heart the Lord touched, and he acknowledged the power of the Most High to be present". I don't know all the locations along that road; however, since I grew up going to Bethesda church in Oak Grove, I could not help but wonder if "at the Grove" referred to Oak Grove. It certainly was along the route. I wonder if he might have been referring to Hickory Grove, a little further downriver toward Mars Bluff, and just above or part of the Sandy Bluff Settlement. I have often come across old deeds and plats that refer to the old lands of Gideon Gibson at Hickory Grove merely as "The Grove" or "The Grove Lands." It was here at his home plantation that Gregg said Gibson was shot by his nephew, Murphee. It would have been very near here that the Sandy Bluff Church, also mentioned in some of your recent messages, was located. Woodmason had some very interesting things to say about Gideon Gibson, by the way, especially about his role in the War of the Regulators. Anyone who hasn't treated themselves to a good, careful read of "Carolina Backcountry on the Eve of the Revolution" by Charles Woodmason is cheating themselves of a wonderful, first hand account of some of the goings on in these parts. It's really good to see you active on the list again, Larry! Jo Church Dickerson